United States President Barack Obama has made the executive decision not to release postmortem photos of Osama Bin Laden, a decision that may within itself cause controversy since Osama’s body has reportedly been buried at sea. Without the photos surfacing, and with Osama’s body apparently being disposed of, it appears as if the American public will have no proof of Osama’s actual death other than the fact that the United States Government announced it on May 1st, 2011.

The president cited that Osama is not a trophy, and to show his slain body would create a huge stir-up globally. From what has been reported, there are 3 sets of photos of Osama Bin Laden. 1) Images of Osama Bin Laden’s body in a hangar after being transported back to Afghanistan, with what is reported as a huge open head wound, though it’s been said that this is the most recognizable of the photos 2) Images of Osama Bin Laden’s body at the sea burial abord the USS Carl Vinson, both before and after a shroud was placed over his head and 3) Images of the actual raid itself, which also shows Osama’s two dead brothers, and one of his dead sons.